"Architecture
- the word reminds us of buildings, gardens, and cities - the built
environment. Computers - we associate the word with technology,
precision, networks - thc digital world. The term computer-aided
architectural design (CAAD) connects die two worlds and points to the
original idea behind using computers in architecture: to improve the
built, physical environment by providing the best instruments and
methods for die creators of architecture.

Drafting
is not die main purpose of computers in architecture anymore. The
computer is constantly changing its role and appearance, and becoming
faster and more powerful in supporting designers every year it was once
useful to compare a computer to an electronic pencil or to a
sophisticated typewriter. At the end of the twentieth century. this view
would be a dangerous misconception of the machine, as it has moved into
new areas of support. it can act as a medium, and in some cases already
as a partner.